Top general in Afghanistan: U.S. strike on hospital a mistake

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2014 file photo, Gen. John Campbell is seen in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2014 file photo, Gen. John Campbell is seen in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)

WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says the recent airstrike on a hospital in the northern city of Kunduz was a mistake.

Gen. John Campbell tells the Senate Armed Services Committee that it was a U.S. decision to conduct the airstrike and that the hospital was "mistakenly struck."

Campbell's testimony came three days after the airstrike on the medical clinic killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens more.

The clinic was operated by the medical charity Doctors Without Borders.

Campbell said Monday that the airstrike was requested by Afghan forces who reported being under Taliban fire.

Read Wednesday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.

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